Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation)
In contrast to the well-studied West Siberian sector of frozen bogs in the Russian Arctic, the frozen mound bogs (so-called “palsas”) on the highlands of Southern Siberia have not yet been studied, but they are suspected to be even more sensitive to ongoing climate change. This article provides the...
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| author | Sergey N. Kirpotin Zoia N. Kvasnikova Sophia A. Potapova Irina I. Volkova Igor V. Volkov Andrei I. Pyak Arisiya A. Byzaakay Larisa G. Kolesnichenko Inna V. Lushchaeva Aldynay O. Khovalyg Irina V. Kuzhevskaia Vladislav V. Chursin Anna M. Peregon |
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| description | In contrast to the well-studied West Siberian sector of frozen bogs in the Russian Arctic, the frozen mound bogs (so-called “palsas”) on the highlands of Southern Siberia have not yet been studied, but they are suspected to be even more sensitive to ongoing climate change. This article provides the pilot study on palsa mire Kara-Sug in the highland areas of Western Sayan mountain system, Tuva Republic. The study focuses on the current state of palsa mire and surrounding landscapes, providing wide range of ecological characteristics while describing ongoing transformations of natural landscapes under a changing climate. The study used a variety of field and laboratory methods: the integrated landscape-ecological approach, the study of peat deposits, geobotanical analysis, and modern analysis of the chemical composition of water, peat, and soils. The study shows that highland palsa mires are distinguished by their compactness and high variety of cryogenic landforms leading to high floristic and ecosystem diversity compared with lowland palsa mires. This information brings new insights and contributes to a better understanding of extrazonal highland palsa mires, which remain a “white spot” in the global environmental sciences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15bc8b1a199c46599dcea2dc6afe4ca52023-11-23T12:56:02ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-12-011313210.3390/atmos13010032Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation)Sergey N. Kirpotin0Zoia N. Kvasnikova1Sophia A. Potapova2Irina I. Volkova3Igor V. Volkov4Andrei I. Pyak5Arisiya A. Byzaakay6Larisa G. Kolesnichenko7Inna V. Lushchaeva8Aldynay O. Khovalyg9Irina V. Kuzhevskaia10Vladislav V. Chursin11Anna M. Peregon12Research Organization Department, Tuvan State University, Lenina Street, 36, 667000 Kyzyl, RussiaResearch Organization Department, Tuvan State University, Lenina Street, 36, 667000 Kyzyl, RussiaGeology and Geography Faculty, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaBio-Clim-Land Centre of Excellence, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaResearch Center of Natural Science, Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Kiyevskaya Street, 60A, 634061 Tomsk, RussiaResearch Organization Department, Tuvan State University, Lenina Street, 36, 667000 Kyzyl, RussiaBio-Clim-Land Centre of Excellence, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaBio-Clim-Land Centre of Excellence, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaInstitute of Biology, Ecology, Soil Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaResearch Organization Department, Tuvan State University, Lenina Street, 36, 667000 Kyzyl, RussiaGeology and Geography Faculty, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaGeology and Geography Faculty, Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaResearch Organization Department, Tuvan State University, Lenina Street, 36, 667000 Kyzyl, RussiaIn contrast to the well-studied West Siberian sector of frozen bogs in the Russian Arctic, the frozen mound bogs (so-called “palsas”) on the highlands of Southern Siberia have not yet been studied, but they are suspected to be even more sensitive to ongoing climate change. This article provides the pilot study on palsa mire Kara-Sug in the highland areas of Western Sayan mountain system, Tuva Republic. The study focuses on the current state of palsa mire and surrounding landscapes, providing wide range of ecological characteristics while describing ongoing transformations of natural landscapes under a changing climate. The study used a variety of field and laboratory methods: the integrated landscape-ecological approach, the study of peat deposits, geobotanical analysis, and modern analysis of the chemical composition of water, peat, and soils. The study shows that highland palsa mires are distinguished by their compactness and high variety of cryogenic landforms leading to high floristic and ecosystem diversity compared with lowland palsa mires. This information brings new insights and contributes to a better understanding of extrazonal highland palsa mires, which remain a “white spot” in the global environmental sciences.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/1/32highland palsa mireclimate changeecosystem diversitynatural landscapes/ecosystems |
| spellingShingle | Sergey N. Kirpotin Zoia N. Kvasnikova Sophia A. Potapova Irina I. Volkova Igor V. Volkov Andrei I. Pyak Arisiya A. Byzaakay Larisa G. Kolesnichenko Inna V. Lushchaeva Aldynay O. Khovalyg Irina V. Kuzhevskaia Vladislav V. Chursin Anna M. Peregon Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation) Atmosphere highland palsa mire climate change ecosystem diversity natural landscapes/ecosystems |
| title | Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation) |
| title_full | Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation) |
| title_fullStr | Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation) |
| title_short | Pilot Studies of the Unique Highland Palsa Mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation) |
| title_sort | pilot studies of the unique highland palsa mire in western sayan tuva republic russian federation |
| topic | highland palsa mire climate change ecosystem diversity natural landscapes/ecosystems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/1/32 |
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